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「風流六く歌仙紀友則　十」|“Two Young Women on a Verandah Watching Plovers,” from the series Stylish Six Poetic Immortals (Fūryū rokkasen: Ki no Tomonori, jū)

Katsukawa Shunshō

1770

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Romanticism 18th Century Balconi Bird

Dominant colour

「風流六く歌仙紀友則　十」|“Two Young Women on a Verandah Watching Plovers,” from the series Stylish Six Poetic Immortals (Fūryū rokkasen: Ki no Tomonori, jū) is a 1770 ink by Katsukawa Shunshō, a Romanticism work, depicting Balconi, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Katsukawa Shunshō
When & what style?: 1770 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows two women on a wooden balcony. One stands tall, holding a fan. The other sits on the floor, looking down. Birds fly above them. The background has a river, hills, and a town. The colors are soft—pinks, greens, and browns. Notice the birds in the sky. They’re plovers, a type of shorebird. The artist used simple lines and flat colors to tell this scene. Look up Katsukawa Shunshō next to see more of his work.